Bush stole the election with the support of his budies.Bribes in the US are called political campaign contributions.Most of the US population feel secrewed by greedy politicians who only listen to the lobbiests(war-lords).I do not see much difference here or there!

Here is one Dictator that the US is fond of and has supported for so long!

Tunisia’s Ben Ali set for 5th five-year term

“The campaign offered timid gestures toward the opposition in this tourist haven that is allied with the the United States and Europe but criticized by human rights groups for not following through on pledges to liberalize.

You're not missing anything. The bank robber was hired by the people who are currently running the bank, so of course they're not going to press charges against him. That's the point–to rob the bank. I guess they could be a little more subtle about it, though.